87 is what percent of 224? (What percent of 224 is 87?)

87 is what percent of 224?

The question here is "87 is what percent of 224?" which is the same as "What percent of 224 is 87?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 224 equals 87.

The problem is therefore x% of 224 = 87 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 224
		100

= 87

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 38.839. The answer to "87 is what percent of 224?" is therefore:

38.839%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 38.839 percent of 224 is 87.

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